The state board that licenses private security guards has broad authority to certify people who apply, even if their personal history raises red flags.

A new state database shows crime is down in Honolulu and up on the neighbor islands. But the less populous counties had more success in solving some offenses.

The dispatchers will get from $500 to $2,000 extra per month depending on their job. Some say that’s welcome but more needs to be done to address concerns about working conditions.

The case underscores concerns about oversight of the 1,100 private security personnel at the state’s airports.

In a series of Facebook Live videos, a man who identifies himself as the person engaged in an ongoing standoff with police acknowledged shooting at officers and asked for his family to be flown from Kauaʻi in exchange for surrendering.

Representatives of Nānākuli High and Intermediate School say they have been left out of Oʻahu’s upcoming school resource officer pilot program.

An executive order emphasizes enforcement and safety education, but data shows infrastructure is also a major factor in many fatal accidents.

The city took out dozens of crosswalks more than six years ago, but city officials they haven’t tallied how many have been removed since then.

Efforts to implement stricter rules and more consistent standards have taken on urgency amid a sharp increase in traffic fatalities this year.

Nobody got hurt, but one council member said she’s concerned the director put public safety at risk.